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Ancestors of Ludwig Heinrich Riedesel
Generation No. 1
1. Ludwig Heinrich Riedesel, born January 26, 1836 in Wunderthausen; died May 14, 1902 in Rochester, NY.
He was the son of 2. Johann Jost Riedesel and 3. Elisabeth Gertraud Homrighausen. He married (1) Elisabeth
Dickel May 27, 1862 in Wunderthausen. She was born January 28, 1838 in Röspe, and died June 13, 1885 in
Wunderthausen. She was the daughter of Christian Dickel.
Notes for Ludwig Heinrich Riedesel:
Came to America from Altehäusers Haus in Wunderthausen. Known as Henry. Only his son, Christian Willi, came
along. Lived in Rochester, NY. They arrived at Ellis Island, NY, on September 14, 1893 on the ship "Lahn" out of
Bremen.
Generation No. 2
2. Johann Jost Riedesel, born July 11, 1795 in Wunderthausen; died March 08, 1873 in Wunderthausen. He
was the son of 4. Ludwig Riedesel and 5. Maria Gertraud Dreisbach. He married 3. Elisabeth Gertraud
Homrighausen October 08, 1827 in Wunderthausen.
3. Elisabeth Gertraud Homrighausen, born September 23, 1802 in Wunderthausen; died December 12, 1872
in Wunderthausen. She was the daughter of 6. Franz Homrighausen and 7. Anna Catharina Böckelmann.
Notes for Johann Jost Riedesel:
Born in Ludwigs Haus/Unter der Laye but took over Altehäusers when the Schneiders went to America. The house
became known as Hanjosts (from his name).
Children of Johann Riedesel and Elisabeth Homrighausen are:
i. Anna Elisabeth Riedesel, born July 05, 1827 in Wunderthausen; died June 25, 1903; married Johann Ludwig
Beitzel May 16, 1847 in Wunderthausen; born May 03, 1823 in Wunderthausen; died May 08, 1879 in
Wunderthausen.
Notes for Johann Ludwig Beitzel:
First tenant in the house "Im Esch" in Wunderthausen.
ii. Anna Elisabeth Riedesel, born May 01, 1830 in Wunderthausen; died June 25, 1903 in Wunderthausen;
married Johannesl Weller May 22, 1853 in Wunderthausen; born May 26, 1829 in Diedenshausen; died
November 04, 1906 in Wunderthausen.
iii. Elisabeth Florentine Riedesel, born April 14, 1833 in Wunderthausen; died May 07, 1908 in Diedenshausen;
married Johann Heinrich Homrighausen April 01, 1860 in Diedenshausen; born August 11, 1832 in
Diedenshausen; died January 19, 1869 in Diedenshausen.
1 iv. Ludwig Heinrich Riedesel, born January 26, 1836 in Wunderthausen; died May 14, 1902 in Rochester, NY;
married Elisabeth Dickel May 27, 1862 in Wunderthausen.
v. Maria Amalia Riedesel, born January 05, 1839 in Wunderthausen; died February 19, 1896; married (1)
Henrich Müsse; born in Schüllar; married (2) Christian Meyer October 20, 1867 in Girkhausen; born 1840.
vi. Katherina Riedesel, born October 06, 1842 in Wunderthausen.
Generation No. 3
4. Ludwig Riedesel, born October 21, 1766 in Wunderthausen; died September 02, 1837 in Wunderthausen.
He was the son of 8. Johann Ludwig Riedesel and 9. Elisabeth Gertraud Knoche. He married 5. Maria
Gertraud Dreisbach.
5. Maria Gertraud Dreisbach, born January 14, 1771 in Melbach; died December 24, 1831 in
Wunderthausen. She was the daughter of 10. Anton Dreisbach and 11. Anna Maria Hackenbracht.
Notes for Ludwig Riedesel:
Born in and tenant in Ludwigs Haus, Wunderthausen.

Children of Ludwig Riedesel and Maria Dreisbach are:
i. Elisabeth Gertraud Riedesel, born December 20, 1791 in Wunderthausen.
ii. Johann Georg Riedesel, born January 12, 1793 in Wunderthausen; died October 07, 1799 in Wunderthausen.
2 iii. Johann Jost Riedesel, born July 11, 1795 in Wunderthausen; died March 08, 1873 in Wunderthausen;
married Elisabeth Gertraud Homrighausen October 08, 1827 in Wunderthausen.
iv. Anna Elisabeth Riedesel, born October 17, 1800 in Wunderthausen; died November 25, 1857 in
Wunderthausen; married Johannes Benfer; born January 12, 1800.
v. Maria Amalia Riedesel, born August 11, 1803 in Wunderthausen; died December 06, 1827 in
Wunderthausen.
vi. Gabriel Riedesel, born January 23, 1807 in Wunderthausen; died April 15, 1884 in Wunderthausen; married
Anna Elisabeth Müsse October 31, 1830 in Wunderthausen; born October 08, 1806 in Wunderthausen; died
February 26, 1859 in Wunderthausen.
Notes for Gabriel Riedesel:
Tenant in Bergmans/Gabels Haus in Wunderthausen.
vii. Georg Gabriel Riedesel, born September 20, 1809 in Wunderthausen; died before 1880 in Kansas City;
married (1) Elisabeth Amalia Knoche August 24, 1834 in Wunderthausen; born November 08, 1807 in
Wunderthausen; died January 26, 1851 in Wunderthausen; married (2) Elisabeth Amalia Knoche February
06, 1853 in Wunderthausen; born January 01, 1826 in Wunderthausen; died after 1880 in Kansas City.
Notes for Georg Gabriel Riedesel:
Known as Ludwig. Established the house in Wunderthausen known as Schreiners/Großeludwigs. His two
wives had the same birth names, but the first was apparently known as Maria and the second as Elisabeth.
Ludwig came to America with his second wife and at least three children on the ship Argonaut out of
Bremen. It arrived at New York on November 9, 1867.
The obituary of his son, Louis D. (from his first marriage), alludes to two half-sisters. One was Catherine
and the other was probably the girl identified as "Dina" on the ship's manifest.
I find a 19-year old "John P Redzel" living with his widowed mother Elizabeth at Quindaro, Wyandotte
County (Kansas City), Kansas in the 1880 Census. This is most likely Phillip John. Elizabeth's age is given
as 49, which would be off by a few years.
viii. Ludwig Heinrich Riedesel, born May 01, 1816 in Wunderthausen; died September 14, 1886 in
Wunderthausen; married Luise Althaus April 14, 1839 in Wunderthausen; born December 28, 1816 in
Wunderthausen; died November 06, 1872 in Wunderthausen.
6. Franz Homrighausen He married 7. Anna Catharina Böckelmann.
7. Anna Catharina Böckelmann, born in Wülfrath.
Notes for Franz Homrighausen:
He is described as a shoemaker and as living at Jochums Haus, though not as the tenant. Your author can find no
trace of his birth in Wunderthausen or Diedenshausen.
Notes for Anna Catharina Böckelmann:
Her place of birth was in the Duchy of Berg in the Rhineland.
Child of Franz Homrighausen and Anna Böckelmann is:
3 i. Elisabeth Gertraud Homrighausen, born September 23, 1802 in Wunderthausen; died December 12, 1872 in
Wunderthausen; married Johann Jost Riedesel October 08, 1827 in Wunderthausen.
Generation No. 4
8. Johann Ludwig Riedesel, born December 01, 1741 in Wunderthausen; died October 01, 1801 in
Wunderthausen. He was the son of 16. Johann Gabriel Riedesel and 17. Anna Elisabeth Gertraud Knoche. He
married 9. Elisabeth Gertraud Knoche May 28, 1766 in Wunderthausen.

9. Elisabeth Gertraud Knoche, born February 17, 1742/43 in Wunderthausen; died April 10, 1773 in
Wunderthausen. She was the daughter of 18. Georg Gabriel Knoche and 19. Anna Margareta Strackbein.
Notes for Johann Ludwig Riedesel:
Born in Gundermanns Haus, but became the tenant in Ludwigs/Unter der Laye.
Children of Johann Riedesel and Elisabeth Knoche are:
i. Katharina Riedesel, born December 08, 1763 in Wunderthausen; died June 10, 1764 in Wunderthausen.
4 ii. Ludwig Riedesel, born October 21, 1766 in Wunderthausen; died September 02, 1837 in Wunderthausen;
married Maria Gertraud Dreisbach.
iii. Jakob Riedesel, born March 26, 1768 in Wunderthausen.
iv. Johann Ludwig Riedesel, born March 25, 1770 in Wunderthausen; died June 12, 1821 in Wunderthausen;
married Elisabeth Gertraud Kümmel October 15, 1805 in Wunderthausen; born December 25, 1778 in
Wunderthausen.
Notes for Johann Ludwig Riedesel:
Tenant in Neuhäusers, Wunderthausen.
Notes for Elisabeth Gertraud Kümmel:
Her triplets, born in 1812, were extremely rare. All died.
v. Maria Magdalena Riedesel, born March 31, 1773 in Wunderthausen; died April 23, 1804 in Wunderthausen;
married Georg Wagner June 02, 1801 in Wunderthausen; born 1759.
10. Anton Dreisbach, born July 09, 1736 in Rinthe; died December 16, 1796 in Melbach. He was the son of
20. Anton Dreisbach and 21. Anna Gertraud Dreisbach. He married 11. Anna Maria Hackenbracht December
03, 1762 in Raumland.
11. Anna Maria Hackenbracht, born May 01, 1745 in Melbach; died April 19, 1777 in Melbach. She was the
daughter of 22. Johann Daniel Hackenbracht and 23. Katharina Elisabeth Grebe.
Child of Anton Dreisbach and Anna Hackenbracht is:
5 i. Maria Gertraud Dreisbach, born January 14, 1771 in Melbach; died December 24, 1831 in Wunderthausen;
married Ludwig Riedesel.
Generation No. 5
16. Johann Gabriel Riedesel, born January 04, 1714/15 in Wunderthausen; died December 13, 1781 in
Wunderthausen. He was the son of 32. Wilhelm Riedesel and 33. Anna Margarethe Spies. He married 17. Anna
Elisabeth Gertraud Knoche July 10, 1740 in Wunderthausen.
17. Anna Elisabeth Gertraud Knoche, born October 21, 1704 in Wunderthausen; died January 21, 1748/49 in
Wunderthausen. She was the daughter of 34. Johannes Knoche and 35. Anna Elisabeth Strackbein.
Notes for Johann Gabriel Riedesel:
Married into Weymers Haus from Gundermanns. Through his two marriages he is the progenitor of a large majority
of Riedesels in the U.S. Most often referred to as J. Gabriel.
Children of Johann Riedesel and Anna Knoche are:
8 i. Johann Ludwig Riedesel, born December 01, 1741 in Wunderthausen; died October 01, 1801 in
Wunderthausen; married (1) Elisabeth Gertraud Knoche May 28, 1766 in Wunderthausen; married (2) Anna
Elisabeth Homrighausen July 10, 1774 in Wunderthausen.
ii. Anna Elisabeth Riedesel, born December 15, 1743 in Wunderthausen; died November 22, 1802 in
Wunderthausen; married Franz Homrighausen October 10, 1769 in Wunderthausen; born February 15,
1740/41 in Wunderthausen; died October 16, 1826 in Wunderthausen.
Notes for Franz Homrighausen:
First tenant in Kellers Haus, Wunderthausen.

iii. Johann Georg Riedesel, born December 26, 1745 in Wunderthausen; died January 04, 1745/46 in
Wunderthausen.
iv. Johannes Riedesel, born January 11, 1748/49 in Wunderthausen; died January 21, 1748/49 in
Wunderthausen.
18. Georg Gabriel Knoche, born December 28, 1713 in Wunderthausen; died November 02, 1770 in
Wunderthausen. He was the son of 36. Hans Georg Knoche and 37. Louisa Christina Dienst. He married 19.
Anna Margareta Strackbein July 07, 1738 in Wunderthausen.
19. Anna Margareta Strackbein, born February 02, 1717/18 in Wunderthausen; died August 20, 1798 in
Wunderthausen. She was the daughter of 38. Johann Georg Strackbein and 39. Anna Catharina Homrighausen.
Notes for Georg Gabriel Knoche:
Tenant in Bormanns Haus, Wunderthausen.
Children of Georg Knoche and Anna Strackbein are:
i. Johannes Knoche, born September 01, 1739 in Wunderthausen; died August 29, 1807 in Wunderthausen;
married Elisabeth Gertraud Pott July 28, 1769 in Wunderthausen; born September 03, 1753 in
Wunderthausen; died June 01, 1798 in Wunderthausen.
ii. Johann Jacob Knoche, born January 30, 1740/41 in Wunderthausen; died March 07, 1792 in
Wunderthausen; married Catharina Florentine Beitzel January 29, 1768 in Wunderthausen; born October 13,
1749 in Wunderthausen; died February 24, 1793 in Wunderthausen.
Notes for Johann Jacob Knoche:
Born in Bormanns Haus, Wunderthausen, became tenant in Seilers.
9 iii. Elisabeth Gertraud Knoche, born February 17, 1742/43 in Wunderthausen; died April 10, 1773 in
Wunderthausen; married Johann Ludwig Riedesel May 28, 1766 in Wunderthausen.
iv. Catherine Elisabeth Knoche, born April 24, 1745 in Wunderthausen; died October 31, 1794 in
Wunderthausen; married Georg Franz Riedesel October 25, 1780 in Wunderthausen; born April 21, 1751 in
Wunderthausen; died December 17, 1810 in Wunderthausen.
Notes for Catherine Elisabeth Knoche:
Born in Bormanns Haus, Wunderthausen. May also have been known as Anna Katharina.
Notes for Georg Franz Riedesel:
First tenant of "Försters am Lotzenberg" Haus in Wunderthausen, was a forester.
v. Ludwig Franz Knoche, born May 1747 in Wunderthausen.
vi. Catherine Elisabeth Knoche, born September 25, 1748 in Wunderthausen; died March 26, 1758 in
Wunderthausen.
vii. Georg Gabriel Knoche, born February 22, 1750/51 in Wunderthausen.
viii. Maria Catharina Knoche, born January 17, 1753 in Wunderthausen; died February 08, 1823 in
Wunderthausen; married Johannes Wagner February 17, 1775 in Wunderthausen; born September 19, 1743
in Wunderthausen; died July 25, 1790 in Wunderthausen.
Notes for Johannes Wagner:
Born in and tenant in Lotzes Haus, Wunderthausen.
ix. Amalia Maria Knoche, born April 16, 1756 in Wunderthausen; died April 14, 1758.
x. Johann Georg Knoche, born July 08, 1759 in Wunderthausen; died April 01, 1760 in Wunderthausen.
20. Anton Dreisbach, born February 27, 1700/01 in Balde; died July 23, 1752 in Rinthe. He was the son of
40. Valentin Dreisbach and 41. Anna Barbara Hackenbracht. He married 21. Anna Gertraud Dreisbach
August 19, 1729 in Raumland.
21. Anna Gertraud Dreisbach, born December 16, 1703 in Balde; died November 25, 1774 in Rinthe. She
was the daughter of 42. Johann Daniel Dreisbach and 43. Anna Elisabeth Müsse.
Child of Anton Dreisbach and Anna Dreisbach is:

10 i. Anton Dreisbach, born July 09, 1736 in Rinthe; died December 16, 1796 in Melbach; married Anna Maria
Hackenbracht December 03, 1762 in Raumland.
22. Johann Daniel Hackenbracht, born November 18, 1716 in Melbach; died August 29, 1765 in Melbach.
He was the son of 44. Johannes Hackenbracht and 45. Anna Margarete Fröbe. He married 23. Katharina
Elisabeth Grebe November 21, 1743 in Raumland.
23. Katharina Elisabeth Grebe, born May 06, 1725 in Raumland; died May 29, 1760 in Melbach. She was
the daughter of 46. Johann Daniel Grebe and 47. Anna Gertraud Dreisbach.
Child of Johann Hackenbracht and Katharina Grebe is:
11 i. Anna Maria Hackenbracht, born May 01, 1745 in Melbach; died April 19, 1777 in Melbach; married Anton
Dreisbach December 03, 1762 in Raumland.
Generation No. 6
32. Wilhelm Riedesel, born 1677 in Girkhausen; died February 09, 1747/48 in Wunderthausen. He was the
son of 64. Johannes Riedesel and 65. Anna Elisabeth Womelsdorf. He married 33. Anna Margarethe Spies
August 16, 1703 in Wunderthausen.
33. Anna Margarethe Spies, born December 24, 1679 in Wunderthausen; died before 1740 in
Wunderthausen. She was the daughter of 66. Johann Georg Spies and 67. Anna Gertraud Homrighausen.
Notes for Wilhelm Riedesel:
Baptised as Johann Wilhelm in Girkhausen (Pfaffe Haus), but known as Wilhelm. Married into Gundermanns Haus
in Wunderthausen, one of the larger in the village. He was already paying taxes there in 1699 though did not marry
until 1703.
Notes for Anna Margarethe Spies:
Born into Gundermanns Haus, the tenancy of which passed to her husband on her marriage.
Children of Wilhelm Riedesel and Anna Spies are:
i. Johann Georg Riedesel, born April 15, 1704 in Wunderthausen; died May 15, 1760 in Wunderthausen;
married Anna Elisabeth Knoche May 04, 1731 in Wunderthausen; born January 20, 1711/12 in
Wunderthausen; died May 23, 1787 in Wunderthausen.
Notes for Johann Georg Riedesel:
Heir to Gundermanns Haus.
Notes for Anna Elisabeth Knoche:
Born in Wetzels Haus, Wunderthausen.
ii. Liese Gertraudt Riedesel, born December 30, 1706 in Wunderthausen; died before 1740 in Wunderthausen.
iii. Johannes Riedesel, born April 22, 1709 in Wunderthausen; died December 01, 1755 in Wunderthausen;
married (1) Anna Margarete Müsse May 17, 1734 in Wunderthausen; born about 1715 in Elsoff; died July
10, 1743 in Wunderthausen; married (2) Anna Maria Trapp February 22, 1744/45 in Wunderthausen; born
April 14, 1714 in Wunderthausen; died July 03, 1783 in Wunderthausen.
Notes for Johannes Riedesel:
Born in Gundermanns Haus and became the first tenant in Neuhäusers Haus at some point.
iv. Johann Ludwig Riedesel, born February 06, 1711/12 in Wunderthausen; died March 11, 1771 in
Wunderthausen; married Anna Catharina Ruppert November 26, 1751 in Wunderthausen; born June 27,
1724 in Wunderthausen; died January 06, 1794 in Wunderthausen.
Notes for Johann Ludwig Riedesel:
Born in Gundermanns Haus, became tenant in Wetzels Haus in Wunderthausen.

16 v. Johann Gabriel Riedesel, born January 04, 1714/15 in Wunderthausen; died December 13, 1781 in
Wunderthausen; married (1) Anna Elisabeth Gertraud Knoche July 10, 1740 in Wunderthausen; married (2)
Elisabeth Gertraud Weller February 04, 1751/52 in Wunderthausen.
vi. Samuel Riedesel, born June 23, 1718 in Wunderthausen; died before 1740 in Wunderthausen.
vii. Elisabeth Gertraudt Riedesel, born May 14, 1720 in Wunderthausen; died November 16, 1764 in
Wunderthausen; married (1) Johann Heinrich Pott January 06, 1746/47 in Wunderthausen; born 1704 in
Wunderthausen; died October 08, 1749 in Wunderthausen; married (2) Johann Georg Homrighausen
September 05, 1751 in Wunderthausen; born August 03, 1725 in Wunderthausen; died August 20, 1784 in
Wunderthausen.
Notes for Johann Georg Homrighausen:
Became the tenant in Beitzels when he married.
viii. Anna Margarethe Riedesel, born May 16, 1725 in Wunderthausen; died August 08, 1771 in Wunderthausen;
met Johann Georg Ludwig Fuchs Not Married; born in Schüllar.
34. Johannes Knoche, born December 07, 1678 in Wunderthausen; died May 09, 1751 in Wunderthausen. He
was the son of 68. Johann Herman Knoche. He married 35. Anna Elisabeth Strackbein February 03, 1700/01 in
Wunderthausen.
35. Anna Elisabeth Strackbein, born May 07, 1678 in Wunderthausen; died before 1740 in Wunderthausen.
She was the daughter of 70. Johannes Strackbein and 71. Anna Elisabeth Wetzel.
Notes for Johannes Knoche:
Born in Bormanns, became the tenant in Wetzels.
Children of Johannes Knoche and Anna Strackbein are:
i. Elisabeth Katherine Knoche, born December 19, 1702 in Wunderthausen.
17 ii. Anna Elisabeth Gertraud Knoche, born October 21, 1704 in Wunderthausen; died January 21, 1748/49 in
Wunderthausen; married (1) Johann Conrad Ruppert August 06, 1723 in Wunderthausen; married (2) Johann
Gabriel Riedesel July 10, 1740 in Wunderthausen.
iii. Anna Katherine Knoche, born February 16, 1706/07 in Wunderthausen.
iv. Johannes Knoche, born October 30, 1709 in Wunderthausen.
v. Anna Elisabeth Knoche, born January 20, 1711/12 in Wunderthausen; died May 23, 1787 in
Wunderthausen; married Johann Georg Riedesel May 04, 1731 in Wunderthausen; born April 15, 1704 in
Wunderthausen; died May 15, 1760 in Wunderthausen.
Notes for Anna Elisabeth Knoche:
Born in Wetzels Haus, Wunderthausen.
Notes for Johann Georg Riedesel:
Heir to Gundermanns Haus.
vi. Samuel Knoche, born January 04, 1714/15 in Wunderthausen.
vii. Anna Elisabeth Knoche, born January 22, 1715/16 in Wunderthausen.
viii. Johann Heinrich Knoche, born October 28, 1718 in Wunderthausen; died May 15, 1775 in Wunderthausen;
married Anna Elisabeth Spies February 04, 1751/52 in Wunderthausen; born September 29, 1726 in
Wunderthausen; died April 04, 1783 in Wunderthausen.
Notes for Johann Heinrich Knoche:
Became the tenant in Schmeds, Wunderthausen, through marriage.
36. Hans Georg Knoche, born about 1666 in Wunderthausen; died April 29, 1753 in Wunderthausen. He was
the son of 72. Johann Hermann Knoche. He married 37. Louisa Christina Dienst July 12, 1703 in
Wunderthausen.
37. Louisa Christina Dienst, born about 1674 in Wunderthausen; died November 15, 1755 in Wunderthausen.
She was the daughter of 74. Hans Georg Dienst and 75. ?? Homrighausen.
Notes for Hans Georg Knoche:

Born in Bormanns Haus and became the tenant.
Children of Hans Knoche and Louisa Dienst are:
i. Johannes Knoche, born January 29, 1702/03 in Wunderthausen; died August 05, 1771.
ii. Anna Elisabeth Knoche, born October 23, 1708 in Wunderthausen; died December 24, 1765 in
Wunderthausen; married (1) Johannes Trapp December 27, 1728 in Wunderthausen; born April 21, 1709 in
Wunderthausen; died before 1738 in Wunderthausen; married (2) Johannes Spies March 17, 1737/38 in
Wunderthausen; died August 18, 1773 in Wunderthausen.
Notes for Johannes Trapp:
Tenant in Mannes Haus.
18 iii. Georg Gabriel Knoche, born December 28, 1713 in Wunderthausen; died November 02, 1770 in
Wunderthausen; married Anna Margareta Strackbein July 07, 1738 in Wunderthausen.
iv. Johann Georg Knoche, born February 04, 1717/18 in Wunderthausen.
38. Johann Georg Strackbein, born about 1670 in Wunderthausen; died December 26, 1740 in
Wunderthausen. He was the son of 76. Hans Georg Strackbein. He married 39. Anna Catharina Homrighausen
February 15, 1702/03 in Wunderthausen.
39. Anna Catharina Homrighausen, born July 10, 1685 in Wunderthausen; died February 13, 1749/50 in
Wunderthausen. She was the daughter of 78. Johann Georg Homrighausen and 79. Anna Elisabeth Strackbein.
Notes for Johann Georg Strackbein:
Tenant in Hohmanns Haus, Wunderthausen.
Children of Johann Strackbein and Anna Homrighausen are:
i. Anna Catherine Strackbein, born January 07, 1711/12 in Wunderthausen; died October 17, 1780 in
Wunderthausen; married Johann Jakob Homrighausen January 08, 1733/34 in Wunderthausen; born
November 21, 1703 in Wunderthausen; died January 09, 1772 in Wunderthausen.
ii. Johann Jakob Strackbein, born December 31, 1714 in Wunderthausen; died March 02, 1741/42 in
Wunderthausen; married Anna Catherine Strackbein September 22, 1740 in Wunderthausen.
19 iii. Anna Margareta Strackbein, born February 02, 1717/18 in Wunderthausen; died August 20, 1798 in
Wunderthausen; married Georg Gabriel Knoche July 07, 1738 in Wunderthausen.
iv. Johann Georg Strackbein, born June 18, 1721 in Wunderthausen; died before 1740 in Wunderthausen.
v. Johannes Strackbein, born January 20, 1724/25 in Wunderthausen; died May 13, 1778 in Wunderthausen;
married (1) Anna Catharina Riedesel April 23, 1752 in Wunderthausen; born February 03, 1733/34 in
Wunderthausen; died January 15, 1765 in Wunderthausen; married (2) Anna Margarete Riedesel December
29, 1766 in Wunderthausen; born May 15, 1744 in Wunderthausen; died February 13, 1807 in
Wunderthausen.
Notes for Johannes Strackbein:
Born in Hohmann Haus, became tenant in Gundermanns Haus, Wunderthausen.
40. Valentin Dreisbach, born about 1656 in Prob. Balde; died March 25, 1719 in Balde. He was the son of 80.
Johannes Dreisbach and 81. Elisabeth Rohrbach. He married 41. Anna Barbara Hackenbracht July 01, 1700
in Raumland.
41. Anna Barbara Hackenbracht, born January 29, 1677/78 in Raumland; died February 15, 1725/26 in
Balde. She was the daughter of 82. Valentin Hackenbracht and 83. Anna Gertrud ??.
Child of Valentin Dreisbach and Anna Hackenbracht is:
20 i. Anton Dreisbach, born February 27, 1700/01 in Balde; died July 23, 1752 in Rinthe; married Anna Gertraud
Dreisbach August 19, 1729 in Raumland.
42. Johann Daniel Dreisbach, born April 28, 1665 in Balde; died September 16, 1732 in Balde. He was the
son of 84. Johannes Dreisbach and 85. Anna Elisabeth ??. He married 43. Anna Elisabeth Müsse February 22,
1702/03 in Raumland.

43. Anna Elisabeth Müsse, born January 31, 1674/75 in Rinthe; died February 15, 1747/48 in Balde. She was
the daughter of 86. Hans Georg Müsse and 87. Elisabeth ??.
Child of Johann Dreisbach and Anna Müsse is:
21 i. Anna Gertraud Dreisbach, born December 16, 1703 in Balde; died November 25, 1774 in Rinthe; married
Anton Dreisbach August 19, 1729 in Raumland.
44. Johannes Hackenbracht, born February 03, 1685/86 in Balde; died April 30, 1754 in Melbach. He was
the son of 88. Johann Georg Hackenbracht and 89. Katharina Schmidt. He married 45. Anna Margarete
Fröbe January 27, 1712/13 in Raumland.
45. Anna Margarete Fröbe, born December 18, 1683 in Melbach; died May 25, 1743 in Melbach. She was
the daughter of 90. Gilbert Fröbe and 91. Agnes Maria Katharina Dörr.
Child of Johannes Hackenbracht and Anna Fröbe is:
22 i. Johann Daniel Hackenbracht, born November 18, 1716 in Melbach; died August 29, 1765 in Melbach;
married Katharina Elisabeth Grebe November 21, 1743 in Raumland.
46. Johann Daniel Grebe, born March 18, 1693/94 in Melbach; died March 01, 1724/25 in Raumland. He
was the son of 92. Johannes Grebe and 93. Anna Elisabeth Dreisbach. He married 47. Anna Gertraud
Dreisbach February 03, 1720/21 in Raumland.
47. Anna Gertraud Dreisbach, born November 10, 1695 in Raumland; died August 06, 1759 in Berleburg.
She was the daughter of 94. Hans Georg Dreisbach and 95. Anna Elisabeth Leyendecker.
Child of Johann Grebe and Anna Dreisbach is:
23 i. Katharina Elisabeth Grebe, born May 06, 1725 in Raumland; died May 29, 1760 in Melbach; married
Johann Daniel Hackenbracht November 21, 1743 in Raumland.
Generation No. 7
64. Johannes Riedesel, born about 1640 in Melbach; died in Girkhausen. He was the son of 128. Heyrich
Riedesel and 129. ??. He married 65. Anna Elisabeth Womelsdorf February 18, 1663/64 in Raumland.
65. Anna Elisabeth Womelsdorf, born about 1642 in Girkhausen; died in Girkhausen. She was the daughter
of 130. Johannes Womelsdorf.
Notes for Johannes Riedesel:
Born in Melbach but married into Pfaffe-Haus in Girkhausen. I had reported his approximate birth year as 1634 in
previous writing, but have been persuaded that 1640 is a better guess.
Children of Johannes Riedesel and Anna Womelsdorf are:
i. Bastian Riedesel
ii. Georg Mannus Riedesel, born about 1664 in Girkhausen; died October 17, 1741 in Girkhausen; married
Catharina Elisabeth Dickel before 1696 in Girkhausen; born about 1671 in Girkhausen; died February 22,
1750/51 in Girkhausen.
Notes for Georg Mannus Riedesel:
Referred to as Hermann in church records.
iii. Georg Heinrich Riedesel, born 1666; married Elisabeth ??.
iv. Johann Reinhard Riedesel, born 1675 in Elsoff; died January 15, 1754 in Girkhausen; married Elisabeth
Schüssler February 25, 1707/08 in Elsoff; born 1673.
Notes for Johann Reinhard Riedesel:
Built the house in Girkhausen known as Pfaffe-Reinhards or Pfaffereinerts.
32 v. Wilhelm Riedesel, born 1677 in Girkhausen; died February 09, 1747/48 in Wunderthausen; married Anna
Margarethe Spies August 16, 1703 in Wunderthausen.

66. Johann Georg Spies, born about 1645 in Wunderthausen; died after 1698 in Wunderthausen. He was the
son of 132. Valentin Spies. He married 67. Anna Gertraud Homrighausen May 13, 1678 in Wunderthausen.
67. Anna Gertraud Homrighausen, born about 1650 in Wunderthausen; died before 1740 in Wunderthausen.
She was the daughter of 134. Hans Homrighausen and 135. ??.
Notes for Anna Gertraud Homrighausen:
From Seimes Haus in Wunderthausen.
Children of Johann Spies and Anna Homrighausen are:
33 i. Anna Margarethe Spies, born December 24, 1679 in Wunderthausen; died before 1740 in Wunderthausen;
married Wilhelm Riedesel August 16, 1703 in Wunderthausen.
ii. Catherine Elisabeth Spies, born June 20, 1682 in Wunderthausen; died before 1740.
iii. Anna Gertraud Spies, born March 08, 1684/85 in Wunderthausen; died before 1740.
iv. Maria Juliana Spies, born October 02, 1687 in Wunderthausen; died 1723 in Wunderthausen; married
Johann Jacob Beitzel; born September 07, 1697 in Wunderthausen; died July 28, 1752 in Wunderthausen.
Notes for Johann Jacob Beitzel:
Tenant in Seilers Haus, Wunderthausen.
v. Daughter Spies, born March 19, 1690/91.
Notes for Daughter Spies:
Twin girls--one probably named Catharina--were born in 1691, and most likely died soon thereafter.
vi. Daughter Spies, born March 19, 1690/91.
vii. Johannes Spies, born September 08, 1694 in Wunderthausen; died September 19, 1774 in Wunderthausen;
married Anna Elisabeth Gertraudt Strackbein; born July 14, 1702 in Wunderthausen; died March 30, 1769 in
Wunderthausen.
viii. Anna Elisabeth Spies, born July 14, 1697 in Wunderthausen.
68. Johann Herman Knoche, born about 1635 in Wunderthausen; died in Wunderthausen.
Notes for Johann Herman Knoche:
Resided in Bormanns Haus, but his status there is not clear. The official tenants (taxpayers) during his lifetime
included Reinhard Strackbein and George Dienst. Bormanns Haus existed by the late 1500s. Probably the father of
Gertraud Knoche, but this is not certain.
Children of Johann Herman Knoche are:
34 i. Johannes Knoche, born December 07, 1678 in Wunderthausen; died May 09, 1751 in Wunderthausen;
married Anna Elisabeth Strackbein February 03, 1700/01 in Wunderthausen.
ii. Johann Hermann Knoche, born April 03, 1687 in Wunderthausen; died before 1740 in Wunderthausen;
married Anna Magdalena Saßmannshausen August 19, 1708; born November 28, 1684 in Diedenshausen;
died before 1740 in Diedenshausen.
Notes for Johann Hermann Knoche:
Born in Bormanns Haus, but may have later resided in Haase Haus with their daughter, Anna Elisabeth, and
her husband, Johannes Haase.
70. Johannes Strackbein, born about 1645; died Bet. 1692 - 1698 in Wunderthausen. He married 71. Anna
Elisabeth Wetzel about 1670.
71. Anna Elisabeth Wetzel, born about 1643 in Wunderthausen. She was the daughter of 142. Johannes
Wetzel.
Notes for Johannes Strackbein:
Became the tenant in Wetzels through marriage.

Children of Johannes Strackbein and Anna Wetzel are:
35 i. Anna Elisabeth Strackbein, born May 07, 1678 in Wunderthausen; died before 1740 in Wunderthausen;
married Johannes Knoche February 03, 1700/01 in Wunderthausen.
ii. Anna Catharina Strackbein, born September 05, 1683 in Wunderthausen.
72. Johann Hermann Knoche
Children of Johann Hermann Knoche are:
36 i. Hans Georg Knoche, born about 1666 in Wunderthausen; died April 29, 1753 in Wunderthausen; married
Louisa Christina Dienst July 12, 1703 in Wunderthausen.
ii. Johann Jacob Knoche, born October 01, 1681 in Wunderthausen; died before 1740.
74. Hans Georg Dienst, born about 1640; died after 1718 in Wunderthausen. He married 75. ??
Homrighausen.
75. ?? Homrighausen, born about 1640 in Wunderthausen. She was the daughter of 150. Bastian
Homrighausen and 151. ?? Beitzel.
Notes for Hans Georg Dienst:
May have been born in Linde Haus, but married into Bormanns.
Children of Hans Dienst and ?? Homrighausen are:
i. Gertraudt Dienst, born about 1667 in Wunderthausen; died July 21, 1751 in Wunderthausen.
Notes for Gertraudt Dienst:
Believed to be the daughter of Johann Hermann Knoche of Bormanns, but this is not certain.
37 ii. Louisa Christina Dienst, born about 1674 in Wunderthausen; died November 15, 1755 in Wunderthausen;
married Hans Georg Knoche July 12, 1703 in Wunderthausen.
iii. Anna Elisabeth Dienst, born about 1678 in Wunderthausen.
Notes for Anna Elisabeth Dienst:
Was alive in 1697 when she served as a godparent.
iv. Johann Jost Dienst, born June 19, 1680 in Wunderthausen.
v. Anna Gertraudt Dienst, born March 1682/83 in Wunderthausen.
vi. Maria Elisabeth Dienst, born May 28, 1685 in Wunderthausen.
vii. Johann Gabriel Dienst, born February 09, 1688/89 in Wunderthausen.
76. Hans Georg Strackbein, born about 1640 in Wunderthausen; died before 1699 in Wunderthausen.
Notes for Hans Georg Strackbein:
Tenant in Hohmanns house, Wunderthausen.
Children of Hans Georg Strackbein are:
i. Elisabeth Strackbein, born about 1665 in Wunderthausen; died after 1689.
38 ii. Johann Georg Strackbein, born about 1670 in Wunderthausen; died December 26, 1740 in Wunderthausen;
married Anna Catharina Homrighausen February 15, 1702/03 in Wunderthausen.
iii. Anna Maria Strackbein, born about 1672 in Wunderthausen; married Johann Curt Boshoff May 10, 1694 in
Wunderthausen; born about 1670 in Wunderthausen; died after 1712 in Wunderthausen.
Notes for Anna Maria Strackbein:
Born in Hohmanns house.
iv. Anna Liese Strackbein, born before 1677 in Wunderthausen; died January 17, 1741/42 in Wunderthausen;
married Johannes Homrighausen January 19, 1700/01; born before 1675 in Wunderthausen; died March 09,
1744/45 in Wunderthausen.

Notes for Anna Liese Strackbein:
Born in Hohmanns Haus.
Notes for Johannes Homrighausen:
Tenant at the house name variously as Weißkopfs and Seimes. The latter derives from a dialect term for
honey, so the occupants were probably bee keepers at one time (honey being the only real sweetener
available). He was known as the village as der alte Weißkopf (white head), hence the other name.
v. Anna Elisabeth Strackbein, born about 1675 in Wunderthausen.
vi. Anna Margarethe Strackbein, born January 16, 1684/85 in Wunderthausen.
vii. Johannes Strackbein, born July 01, 1688 in Wunderthausen; died October 17, 1757 in Wunderthausen;
married Anna Margarete Spies August 22, 1717 in Wunderthausen; born September 28, 1690 in
Wunderthausen; died December 04, 1754 in Wunderthausen.
Notes for Johannes Strackbein:
Born in Hohmanns Haus, became the tenant in Lotzes Haus, Wunderthausen.
78. Johann Georg Homrighausen, born about 1645 in Wunderthausen. He was the son of 134. Hans
Homrighausen and 135. ??. He married 79. Anna Elisabeth Strackbein about 1670.
79. Anna Elisabeth Strackbein, born about 1645 in Wunderthausen. She was the daughter of 158. Hans
Georg Strackbein and 159. ?? Pletsch.
Notes for Johann Georg Homrighausen:
Born in Seimes house and became the tenant.
Notes for Anna Elisabeth Strackbein:
Born in Mannes house.
Children of Johann Homrighausen and Anna Strackbein are:
i. Johannes Homrighausen, born before 1675 in Wunderthausen; died March 09, 1744/45 in Wunderthausen;
married Anna Liese Strackbein January 19, 1700/01; born before 1677 in Wunderthausen; died January 17,
1741/42 in Wunderthausen.
Notes for Johannes Homrighausen:
Tenant at the house name variously as Weißkopfs and Seimes. The latter derives from a dialect term for
honey, so the occupants were probably bee keepers at one time (honey being the only real sweetener
available). He was known as the village as der alte Weißkopf (white head), hence the other name.
Notes for Anna Liese Strackbein:
Born in Hohmanns Haus.
ii. Anna Catharina Homrighausen, born before 1677.
iii. Johann Georg Homrighausen, born August 10, 1678 in Wunderthausen; died before 1730; married Anna
Catharina Boshoff December 28, 1714 in Wunderthausen; born about 1694 in Wunderthausen; died Bet.
1732 - 1734 in Wunderthausen.
Notes for Johann Georg Homrighausen:
Born in Seimes house. Became the tenant through marriage in Leyeschneiders. First known tenant in the
house known as Unter der Laye. His family of origin is not certain.
Notes for Anna Catharina Boshoff:
She was born in the house known variously as Gertrudens, Unter der Leye, and Leienschneiders. There is no
record of her birth, but several generations of Boßhof (Booßhoff) are recorded there in other records. As of
1650, the house itself lay between Wunderthausen and Diedenshausen. When it was moved into
Wunderthausen is not known.
iv. Johann Jacob Homrighausen, born April 25, 1682 in Wunderthausen; died before 1744 in Wunderthausen;
married Anna Christina Boshoff January 22, 1705/06 in Wunderthausen; born July 10, 1682 in
Wunderthausen; died March 07, 1744/45 in Wunderthausen.

Notes for Johann Jacob Homrighausen:
Lived in Altehäusers which probably came to him through marriage. Born in Seimes Haus.
Notes for Anna Christina Boshoff:
Almost certainly born in Altehäusers as the daughter of Theiß Boßhof.
v. Anna Gertraud Homrighausen, born about 1683 in Wunderthausen; died before 1740 in Wunderthausen;
married Johann Georg Wetzel August 20, 1705 in Wunderthausen; born about 1670 in Wunderthausen; died
before 1740 in Wunderthausen.
Notes for Johann Georg Wetzel:
Shepherd, and lived in Schwarze house.
39 vi. Anna Catharina Homrighausen, born July 10, 1685 in Wunderthausen; died February 13, 1749/50 in
Wunderthausen; married Johann Georg Strackbein February 15, 1702/03 in Wunderthausen.
vii. Anna Margretha Homrighausen, born April 07, 1688 in Wunderthausen; died after 1706.
viii. Elias Werner Homrighausen, born July 15, 1691 in Wunderthausen; died February 13, 1753.
80. Johannes Dreisbach, born about 1622; died before 1659 in Prob. Balde. He married 81. Elisabeth
Rohrbach about 1652.
81. Elisabeth Rohrbach, born about 1627 in Rohrbach; died April 05, 1693 in Balde. She was the daughter of
162. Stefan Rohrbach and 163. Barbara ??.
Children of Johannes Dreisbach and Elisabeth Rohrbach are:
i. Eva Dreisbach, born in Rohrbach; married Anton Spies 1677.
40 ii. Valentin Dreisbach, born about 1656 in Prob. Balde; died March 25, 1719 in Balde; married Anna Barbara
Hackenbracht July 01, 1700 in Raumland.
82. Valentin Hackenbracht, born May 31, 1637 in Berleburg; died December 24, 1696 in Raumland. He was
the son of 164. Zyriakus Hackenbracht and 165. Agnes ??. He married 83. Anna Gertrud ?? November 25,
1668 in Raumland.
83. Anna Gertrud ??, born about 1643; died March 13, 1699/00 in Raumland.
Child of Valentin Hackenbracht and Anna ?? is:
41 i. Anna Barbara Hackenbracht, born January 29, 1677/78 in Raumland; died February 15, 1725/26 in Balde;
married Valentin Dreisbach July 01, 1700 in Raumland.
84. Johannes Dreisbach, born about 1625; died March 25, 1699 in Balde. He married 85. Anna Elisabeth ??.
85. Anna Elisabeth ??, born about 1635; died June 13, 1716 in Balde.
Children of Johannes Dreisbach and Anna ?? are:
42 i. Johann Daniel Dreisbach, born April 28, 1665 in Balde; died September 16, 1732 in Balde; married Anna
Elisabeth Müsse February 22, 1702/03 in Raumland.
ii. Hans Georg Dreisbach, born July 17, 1670 in Balde; died June 24, 1734 in Raumland; married Anna
Elisabeth Leyendecker February 22, 1693/94 in Raumland; born May 03, 1674 in Berleburg; died December
22, 1718 in Raumland.
iii. Anna Elisabeth Dreisbach, born February 05, 1672/73 in Balde; died July 13, 1717 in Raumland; married
Johannes Grebe June 15, 1693 in Raumland; born January 20, 1670/71 in Womelsdorf; died December 21,
1742 in Berleburg.
86. Hans Georg Müsse, born about 1638; died February 26, 1699/00 in Rinthe. He was the son of 172.
Hermann Müsse. He married 87. Elisabeth ??.
87. Elisabeth ??, born about 1643; died June 27, 1697 in Rinthe.
Child of Hans Müsse and Elisabeth ?? is:

43 i. Anna Elisabeth Müsse, born January 31, 1674/75 in Rinthe; died February 15, 1747/48 in Balde; married
Johann Daniel Dreisbach February 22, 1702/03 in Raumland.
88. Johann Georg Hackenbracht, born about 1648; died March 19, 1700/01 in Balde. He married 89.
Katharina Schmidt April 11, 1678 in Raumland.
89. Katharina Schmidt, born March 06, 1642/43 in Herbertshausen; died February 16, 1707/08 in Balde.
Child of Johann Hackenbracht and Katharina Schmidt is:
44 i. Johannes Hackenbracht, born February 03, 1685/86 in Balde; died April 30, 1754 in Melbach; married Anna
Margarete Fröbe January 27, 1712/13 in Raumland.
90. Gilbert Fröbe, born about 1652; died May 24, 1721 in Melbach. He was the son of 180. Ludwig Fröbe
and 181. Susanne ??. He married 91. Agnes Maria Katharina Dörr June 15, 1682 in Raumland.
91. Agnes Maria Katharina Dörr, born December 15, 1659 in Melbach; died March 02, 1692/93 in Melbach.
She was the daughter of 182. Henrich Dörr and 183. Elisabeth ??.
Child of Gilbert Fröbe and Agnes Dörr is:
45 i. Anna Margarete Fröbe, born December 18, 1683 in Melbach; died May 25, 1743 in Melbach; married
Johannes Hackenbracht January 27, 1712/13 in Raumland.
92. Johannes Grebe, born January 20, 1670/71 in Womelsdorf; died December 21, 1742 in Berleburg. He
was the son of 184. Johann Jost Grebe and 185. Anna Juliane Schneider. He married 93. Anna Elisabeth
Dreisbach June 15, 1693 in Raumland.
93. Anna Elisabeth Dreisbach, born February 05, 1672/73 in Balde; died July 13, 1717 in Raumland. She
was the daughter of 84. Johannes Dreisbach and 85. Anna Elisabeth ??.
Child of Johannes Grebe and Anna Dreisbach is:
46 i. Johann Daniel Grebe, born March 18, 1693/94 in Melbach; died March 01, 1724/25 in Raumland; married
Anna Gertraud Dreisbach February 03, 1720/21 in Raumland.
94. Hans Georg Dreisbach, born July 17, 1670 in Balde; died June 24, 1734 in Raumland. He was the son of
84. Johannes Dreisbach and 85. Anna Elisabeth ??. He married 95. Anna Elisabeth Leyendecker February 22,
1693/94 in Raumland.
95. Anna Elisabeth Leyendecker, born May 03, 1674 in Berleburg; died December 22, 1718 in Raumland.
She was the daughter of 190. Tilmann Leyendecker and 191. Angela Heyge.
Child of Hans Dreisbach and Anna Leyendecker is:
47 i. Anna Gertraud Dreisbach, born November 10, 1695 in Raumland; died August 06, 1759 in Berleburg;
married Johann Daniel Grebe February 03, 1720/21 in Raumland.
Generation No. 8
128. Heyrich Riedesel, born about 1615 in Melbach; died December 12, 1680 in Melbach. He was the son of
256. Heyrich Riedesel. He married 129. ??.
129. ??
Notes for Heyrich Riedesel:
A Heyrich Riedesel at Herjes Haus in Melbach is mentioned in 1618. Later records report that a Heyrich Riedesel
served for several years as a coachman to the Count in Berleburg during the 30 Years War (1618-1648) and that his
house stood empty for five years. He had returned by 1642. Heyrich the coachman was almost certainly the
offspring of the first Heyrich. Spellings vary for both: Heyrich, Hederich, and others. I do not now believe that it
was Henrich or Heinrich.

Children of Heyrich Riedesel and ?? are:
64 i. Johannes Riedesel, born about 1640 in Melbach; died in Girkhausen; married Anna Elisabeth Womelsdorf
February 18, 1663/64 in Raumland.
ii. Anna Katharina Riedesel, born about 1645.
iii. Ernst Riedesel, born about 1646 in Melbach; died December 24, 1693 in Schameder; married Anna
Elisabeth Müller before 1687; born 1651; died December 14, 1693 in Schameder.
iv. Kurt/Conrad Riedesel, born about 1655 in Melbach; died 1709 in Melbach.
Notes for Kurt/Conrad Riedesel:
Known to have lived at Melbach contemporary with Mannus, but their relation is uncertain. Being stepbrothers
seems the most likely.
130. Johannes Womelsdorf, born 1609 in Girkhausen. He was the son of 260. Gerlach Womelsdorf.
Notes for Johannes Womelsdorf:
Tenant in Pfaffe Haus in Girkhausen.
Children of Johannes Womelsdorf are:
i. Johann Kasper Womelsdorf
65 ii. Anna Elisabeth Womelsdorf, born about 1642 in Girkhausen; died in Girkhausen; married Johannes
Riedesel February 18, 1663/64 in Raumland.
iii. Georg Womelsdorf, born about 1635.
iv. Johannes Mannus Womelsdorf, born about 1640 in Girkhausen; died after 1708 in Wunderthausen; married
Juliana Strackbein about 1670 in Wunderthausen; born about 1640 in Wunderthausen; died after 1690.
Notes for Johannes Mannus Womelsdorf:
Born in Pfaffe Haus, Girkhausen. Became the tenant through marriage in what has been since then as
"Mannes" Haus.
132. Valentin Spies, born about 1630 in Wunderthausen; died Bet. 1665 - 1675 in Wunderthausen.
Notes for Valentin Spies:
Lived in Schmeds Haus and is also referred to as Veltin or Velten. Previous generations and probably his in-laws
were named Schmitt. They may have been practicing blacksmiths, but this was never full-time work in
Wunderthausen.
Children of Valentin Spies are:
66 i. Johann Georg Spies, born about 1645 in Wunderthausen; died after 1698 in Wunderthausen; married (1)
Anna Margaretha Spies about 1672; married (2) Anna Gertraud Homrighausen May 13, 1678 in
Wunderthausen.
ii. Anna Christina Spies, born about 1655 in Wunderthausen; died after 1708 in Wunderthausen; married
Werner Dienst October 11, 1678 in Wunderthausen; born about 1655 in Wunderthausen; died after 1712 in
Wunderthausen.
Notes for Werner Dienst:
Tenant in Schmeds house, Wunderthausen.
iii. Anna Elisabeth Spies, born about 1660 in Wunderthausen.
iv. Antonius Spies, born about 1670 in Wunderthausen; died March 18, 1750/51 in Langewiese; married Anna
Margarete Klein August 30, 1694 in Wunderthausen; born about 1669 in Dachsloch; died before 1740 in
Wunderthausen.
Notes for Antonius Spies:
Born in Schmeds house. First tenant in Beckers house, Wunderthausen, which was apparently built in 1697.
It probably contained a baking-house. The Count strictly controlled the number of fireplaces in each village,
allocating a certain number of households to each baking-house.

v. Ludwig Spies, born about 1665 in Wunderthausen; died before 1735 in Wunderthausen; married Anna
Catharina Eckhard November 24, 1687; born about 1664 in Wunderthausen; died April 20, 1744 in
Wunderthausen.
Notes for Ludwig Spies:
Known as Lotz. Born in Schmeds Haus. Eventually took over the house known as Lotzes.
vi. Johannes Spies, born about 1668 in Wunderthausen.
vii. Anna Margaretha Spies, born about 1670 in Wunderthausen; died May 23, 1741 in Wunderthausen; married
Theis Trapp January 03, 1693/94; born 1670 in Wunderthausen; died Bet. 1709 - 1711 in Wunderthausen.
Notes for Anna Margaretha Spies:
Born in Schmeds house.
Notes for Theis Trapp:
Born in and tenant in Weymers house.
134. Hans Homrighausen, born about 1615 in Wunderthausen. He was the son of 268. Johannes
Homrighausen and 269. Elisabeth Hüster. He married 135. ?? about 1645.
135. ??, born about 1615.
Notes for Hans Homrighausen:
Tenant in Seimes.
Children of Hans Homrighausen and ?? are:
78 i. Johann Georg Homrighausen, born about 1645 in Wunderthausen; married Anna Elisabeth Strackbein about
1670.
67 ii. Anna Gertraud Homrighausen, born about 1650 in Wunderthausen; died before 1740 in Wunderthausen;
married Johann Georg Spies May 13, 1678 in Wunderthausen.
iii. Johannes Homrighausen, born 1652 in Wunderthausen; died after 1722 in Diedenshausen; married Elisabeth
Schüßler 1677 in Diedenshausen; born about 1650 in Diedenshausen; died in Diedenshausen.
Notes for Johannes Homrighausen:
Born in Seimes Haus in Wunderthausen but became the tenant in Hermes Haus, Diedenshausen.
142. Johannes Wetzel, born about 1610 in Wunderthausen; died before June 1697 in Wunderthausen. He was
the son of 284. Hans Wetzel and 285. ?? Weber.
Notes for Johannes Wetzel:
Born in and tenant in Wetzels, Wunderthausen.
Children of Johannes Wetzel are:
71 i. Anna Elisabeth Wetzel, born about 1643 in Wunderthausen; married Johannes Strackbein about 1670.
ii. Johannes Wetzel, born about 1645 in Wunderthausen; died after 1718; married Anna Elisabeth Strackbein
about 1670; born about 1645 in Wunderthausen; died after 1702 in Wunderthausen.
Notes for Johannes Wetzel:
Probably born in Wetzels Haus, Wunderthausen. Became the tenant in Auf der Laye.
iii. Anna Catharina Wetzel, born about 1648 in Wunderthausen; married Johann Germann Kraftthöfer; born in
Berleburg.
iv. Catharina Wetzel, born about 1652 in Wunderthausen; married Johannes Beitzel May 18, 1680 in
Wunderthausen; born about 1650 in Wunderthausen.
Notes for Johannes Beitzel:
Born in and tenant in Beitzels house.

150. Bastian Homrighausen, born about 1599 in Wemlighausen (?); died after December 1651 in
Wunderthausen. He married 151. ?? Beitzel 1628.
151. ?? Beitzel, born about 1600 in Wunderthausen. She was the daughter of 302. Curt Beitzel.
Notes for Bastian Homrighausen:
Married into Bormanns Haus in Wunderthausen.
Children of Bastian Homrighausen and ?? Beitzel are:
i. Katharina Homrighausen, born about 1630 in Wunderthausen; died November 1695 in Bromskirchen;
married Hans Peter Klein July 03, 1656; born about 1627 in Probably Bromskirchen; died October 1688 in
Bromskirchen.
75 ii. ?? Homrighausen, born about 1640 in Wunderthausen; married Hans Georg Dienst.
iii. ?? Homrighausen, born about 1642 in Wunderthausen; married Johann Hermann Knoche; born about 1640;
died Bet. 1698 - 1701 in Wunderthausen.
158. Hans Georg Strackbein, died before 1680. He married 159. ?? Pletsch in Abt 1625.
159. ?? Pletsch, died after 1680. She was the daughter of 318. Johann Georg Pletsch.
Notes for Hans Georg Strackbein:
Tennant in Mannes house.
Children of Hans Strackbein and ?? Pletsch are:
i. Johann Georg Strackbein, died after 1685.
ii. Elisabeth Strackbein
iii. Anna Gertraud Strackbein
iv. Juliana Strackbein, born about 1640 in Wunderthausen; died after 1690; married Johannes Mannus
Womelsdorf about 1670 in Wunderthausen; born about 1640 in Girkhausen; died after 1708 in
Wunderthausen.
Notes for Johannes Mannus Womelsdorf:
Born in Pfaffe Haus, Girkhausen. Became the tenant through marriage in what has been since then as
"Mannes" Haus.
79 v. Anna Elisabeth Strackbein, born about 1645 in Wunderthausen; married Johann Georg Homrighausen about
1670.
162. Stefan Rohrbach, born about 1597 in Prob. Balde. He married 163. Barbara ??.
163. Barbara ??, born about 1602.
Child of Stefan Rohrbach and Barbara ?? is:
81 i. Elisabeth Rohrbach, born about 1627 in Rohrbach; died April 05, 1693 in Balde; married Johannes
Dreisbach about 1652.
164. Zyriakus Hackenbracht, born about 1601 in Prob. Dotzlar. He married 165. Agnes ??.
165. Agnes ??, born about 1606.
Child of Zyriakus Hackenbracht and Agnes ?? is:
82 i. Valentin Hackenbracht, born May 31, 1637 in Berleburg; died December 24, 1696 in Raumland; married
Anna Gertrud ?? November 25, 1668 in Raumland.
172. Hermann Müsse, born about 1601 in Prob. Rinthe; died February 09, 1687/88 in Rinthe. He was the son
of 344. Oswald Müsse.
Child of Hermann Müsse is:
86 i. Hans Georg Müsse, born about 1638; died February 26, 1699/00 in Rinthe; married Elisabeth ??.

180. Ludwig Fröbe, born about 1625; died May 22, 1668 in Womelsdorf. He was the son of 360. Johannes
Fröbe. He married 181. Susanne ??.
181. Susanne ??, born about 1630; died March 20, 1691/92 in Womelsdorf.
Child of Ludwig Fröbe and Susanne ?? is:
90 i. Gilbert Fröbe, born about 1652; died May 24, 1721 in Melbach; married Agnes Maria Katharina Dörr June
15, 1682 in Raumland.
182. Henrich Dörr, born about 1615 in Melbach; died February 10, 1682/83 in Melbach. He was the son of
364. Johannes Dörr. He married 183. Elisabeth ??.
183. Elisabeth ??, died November 27, 1701 in Melbach.
Child of Henrich Dörr and Elisabeth ?? is:
91 i. Agnes Maria Katharina Dörr, born December 15, 1659 in Melbach; died March 02, 1692/93 in Melbach;
married Gilbert Fröbe June 15, 1682 in Raumland.
184. Johann Jost Grebe, born about 1640 in Prob. Birkefehl; died January 17, 1678/79 in Melbach. He was
the son of 368. Elias Grebe and 369. ?? Hackenbracht. He married 185. Anna Juliane Schneider November 14,
1667 in Birkelbach.
185. Anna Juliane Schneider, born about 1641 in Prob. Womelsdorf; died March 01, 1714/15 in Melbach.
She was the daughter of 370. Johannes Schneider.
Child of Johann Grebe and Anna Schneider is:
92 i. Johannes Grebe, born January 20, 1670/71 in Womelsdorf; died December 21, 1742 in Berleburg; married
Anna Elisabeth Dreisbach June 15, 1693 in Raumland.
190. Tilmann Leyendecker, born about 1639; died April 15, 1721 in Raumland. He married 191. Angela
Heyge December 01, 1673 in Raumland.
191. Angela Heyge, born about 1648 in Prob. Raumland; died January 31, 1721/22. She was the daughter of
382. Konrad Heyge and 383. Maria ??.
Child of Tilmann Leyendecker and Angela Heyge is:
95 i. Anna Elisabeth Leyendecker, born May 03, 1674 in Berleburg; died December 22, 1718 in Raumland;
married Hans Georg Dreisbach February 22, 1693/94 in Raumland.
256. Heyrich Riedesel
Generation No. 9
Notes for Heyrich Riedesel:
The earliest documentary mentions of the Riedesel family at the house known as "Herjes" in the hamlet called
Melbach are faint. The given name of the coachman in the 30 Years War and his father with the same name is
indefinite. Expert opinion now is that it was probably not Henrich or Heinrich as commonly reported. Instead, it was
some variation of Heyrich. As of 2008, that is the spelling this historian will be using.
Child of Heyrich Riedesel is:
128 i. Heyrich Riedesel, born about 1615 in Melbach; died December 12, 1680 in Melbach; married (1) ??;
married (2) Gerthrut Dickel May 19, 1661 in Melbach.
260. Gerlach Womelsdorf, born about 1565 in Girkhausen; died 1629 in Girkhausen. He was the son of 520.
Rheinhart Womelsdorf and 521. Catharina ??.

Children of Gerlach Womelsdorf are:
i. Reinhardt Womelsdorf
130 ii. Johannes Womelsdorf, born 1609 in Girkhausen.
268. Johannes Homrighausen, born about 1585 in Wemlighausen; died after 1643. He married 269.
Elisabeth Hüster about 1610.
269. Elisabeth Hüster, born about 1585 in Wunderthausen. She was the daughter of 538. Simon Hüster and
539. Luzia Strackbein.
Notes for Johannes Homrighausen:
Tenant in Seimes.
Child of Johannes Homrighausen and Elisabeth Hüster is:
134 i. Hans Homrighausen, born about 1615 in Wunderthausen; married ?? about 1645.
284. Hans Wetzel, born about 1580 in Elsoff; died before 1647 in Wunderthausen. He married 285. ??
Weber.
285. ?? Weber, born about 1580. She was the daughter of 570. Ebert Weber.
Notes for Hans Wetzel:
Became the tenant in Wetzels house, which took his name.
Child of Hans Wetzel and ?? Weber is:
142 i. Johannes Wetzel, born about 1610 in Wunderthausen; died before June 1697 in Wunderthausen.
302. Curt Beitzel, born about 1565 in Wunderthausen; died after 1616 in Wunderthausen. He was the son of
604. Hans Beitzel.
Notes for Curt Beitzel:
Born in and tenant in Bormanns Haus, Wunderthausen.
Child of Curt Beitzel is:
151 i. ?? Beitzel, born about 1600 in Wunderthausen; married Bastian Homrighausen 1628.
318. Johann Georg Pletsch, born about 1565; died before 1642 in Wunderthausen.
Notes for Johann Georg Pletsch:
Thought to have been born in Berleburg, Girkhausen or Berghausen. Lived in the house later known as Mannes in
Wunderthausen.
Children of Johann Georg Pletsch are:
159 i. ?? Pletsch, died after 1680; married Hans Georg Strackbein in Abt 1625.
ii. ?? Pletsch, married Hans Beitzel before 1616; died about 1672.
iii. Elisabeth/Leisgen Pletsch, born about 1591 in Wunderthausen; married Nicolaus Zacharias; born in Elsoff.
344. Oswald Müsse, born about 1571 in Prob. Rinthe. He was the son of 688. Johannes Müsse.
Child of Oswald Müsse is:
172 i. Hermann Müsse, born about 1601 in Prob. Rinthe; died February 09, 1687/88 in Rinthe.
360. Johannes Fröbe, born about 1590. He was the son of 720. Ludwig Fröbe.

Child of Johannes Fröbe is:
180 i. Ludwig Fröbe, born about 1625; died May 22, 1668 in Womelsdorf; married Susanne ??.
364. Johannes Dörr, born about 1585 in Prob. Melbach; died before 1637 in Melbach. He was the son of 728.
Peter Dörr.
Child of Johannes Dörr is:
182 i. Henrich Dörr, born about 1615 in Melbach; died February 10, 1682/83 in Melbach; married Elisabeth ??.
368. Elias Grebe, born about 1610 in Prob. Birkefehl; died July 04, 1684 in Birkefehl. He married 369. ??
Hackenbracht.
369. ?? Hackenbracht, born about 1605 in Prob. Birkefehl. She was the daughter of 738. Nikolaus
Hackenbracht.
Child of Elias Grebe and ?? Hackenbracht is:
184 i. Johann Jost Grebe, born about 1640 in Prob. Birkefehl; died January 17, 1678/79 in Melbach; married Anna
Juliane Schneider November 14, 1667 in Birkelbach.
370. Johannes Schneider, born about 1600 in Prob. Womelsdorf; died January 12, 1674/75 in Womelsdorf.
Child of Johannes Schneider is:
185 i. Anna Juliane Schneider, born about 1641 in Prob. Womelsdorf; died March 01, 1714/15 in Melbach;
married Johann Jost Grebe November 14, 1667 in Birkelbach.
382. Konrad Heyge, born about 1609 in Prob. Raumland; died July 08, 1688 in Raumland. He was the son of
764. Johannes Heyge. He married 383. Maria ??.
383. Maria ??, born about 1614; died March 24, 1686/87 in Raumland.
Child of Konrad Heyge and Maria ?? is:
191 i. Angela Heyge, born about 1648 in Prob. Raumland; died January 31, 1721/22; married Tilmann
Leyendecker December 01, 1673 in Raumland.
Generation No. 10
520. Rheinhart Womelsdorf, born about 1525 in Girkhausen. He was the son of 1040. Johenchen
Womelsdorf and 1041. Catherina ??. He married 521. Catharina ??.
521. Catharina ??
Children of Rheinhart Womelsdorf and Catharina ?? are:
i. Heintz/Heinrich Womelsdorf
ii. Johenchen Womelsdorf, born about 1550.
iii. Georg Womelsdorf, born about 1555.
260 iv. Gerlach Womelsdorf, born about 1565 in Girkhausen; died 1629 in Girkhausen.
538. Simon Hüster, born about 1560 in Elsoff or Alertshausen; died after 1606. He married 539. Luzia
Strackbein about 1585.
539. Luzia Strackbein, born about 1560 in Wunderthausen. She was the daughter of 1078. Simon
Strackbein.
Notes for Luzia Strackbein:
Born in Seimes house.

Child of Simon Hüster and Luzia Strackbein is:
269 i. Elisabeth Hüster, born about 1585 in Wunderthausen; married Johannes Homrighausen about 1610.
570. Ebert Weber, born about 1540 in Wunderthausen; died after 1606 in Wunderthausen.
Notes for Ebert Weber:
Early tenant in what became Wetzels house, Wunderthausen.
Child of Ebert Weber is:
285 i. ?? Weber, born about 1580; married Hans Wetzel.
604. Hans Beitzel, born about 1535 in Wunderthausen; died before 1606 in Wunderthausen.
Notes for Hans Beitzel:
First known tenant in Bormanns Haus, Wunderthausen.
Child of Hans Beitzel is:
302 i. Curt Beitzel, born about 1565 in Wunderthausen; died after 1616 in Wunderthausen.
688. Johannes Müsse, born about 1541 in Prob. Rinthe.
Child of Johannes Müsse is:
344 i. Oswald Müsse, born about 1571 in Prob. Rinthe.
720. Ludwig Fröbe, born about 1560.
Child of Ludwig Fröbe is:
360 i. Johannes Fröbe, born about 1590.
728. Peter Dörr, born about 1555.
Child of Peter Dörr is:
364 i. Johannes Dörr, born about 1585 in Prob. Melbach; died before 1637 in Melbach.
738. Nikolaus Hackenbracht, born about 1580 in Prob. Markhausen; died before 1659. He was the son of
1476. Konrad Hackenbracht.
Child of Nikolaus Hackenbracht is:
369 i. ?? Hackenbracht, born about 1605 in Prob. Birkefehl; married Elias Grebe.
764. Johannes Heyge, born about 1579 in Prob. Raumland.
Child of Johannes Heyge is:
382 i. Konrad Heyge, born about 1609 in Prob. Raumland; died July 08, 1688 in Raumland; married Maria ??.
Generation No. 11
1040. Johenchen Womelsdorf, born about 1480. He was the son of 2080. Heinrich Womelsdorf. He
married 1041. Catherina ??.

1041. Catherina ??
Child of Johenchen Womelsdorf and Catherina ?? is:
520 i. Rheinhart Womelsdorf, born about 1525 in Girkhausen; married Catharina ??.
1078. Simon Strackbein, born about 1530 in Wunderthausen; died after 1572 in Wunderthausen.
Notes for Simon Strackbein:
Born in Seimes house and became the tenant.
Child of Simon Strackbein is:
539 i. Luzia Strackbein, born about 1560 in Wunderthausen; married Simon Hüster about 1585.
1476. Konrad Hackenbracht, born about 1550 in Prob. Markhausen; died before 1625 in Prob. Markhausen.
Child of Konrad Hackenbracht is:
738 i. Nikolaus Hackenbracht, born about 1580 in Prob. Markhausen; died before 1659.
2080. Heinrich Womelsdorf, born about 1450.
Generation No. 12
Child of Heinrich Womelsdorf is:
1040 i. Johenchen Womelsdorf, born about 1480; married Catherina ??.